Originally from Tasmania, Kathryn Taylor was appointed to the first violin section of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in 2005. She has been the first violinist in the string quartet ‘Quartz’ since 2015 and also performs regularly with the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra. Since the age of eleven she has appeared as soloist with many orchestras, including the Queensland and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras.
In 2003 Kathryn attended the Australian National Academy of Music, followed by further studies in Dublin with Eyal Kless and in 2008 completed her Bachelor of Music in Performance.
Kathryn has had lessons and performed in masterclasses with Maxim Vengerov, Salvatore Accardo, Takacs Quartet and many other notable international teachers, and has performed extensively overseas.
